What is a ring warming or ring blessing?

The ring exchange is one of the oldest and most universally recognised symbolic rituals in a wedding ceremony. Commonly used in wedding ceremonies across the world regardless of culture or religion the ring exchange is thought to have originated in ancient Egypt. The ring represents eternity because a circle has no beginning and no end. The traditional finger where the ring is placed (the ring finger) was believed to have a vein going directly to the heart.

Consequently, the ring exchange represents the eternal love and commitment that is required for a marriage to be successful because a marriage is for life whatever the future holds.

A ring warming or ring blessing is when the wedding rings are touched or held briefly by all the guests who symbolically bless the rings with their good luck and best wishes to help the happy couple in their future married life.

When the rings are blessed or warmed they become not only a reminder of the vows and promises the couple made to each other in their ceremony but also they become a wonderful reminder of the love and support their family and friends will give them even, especially in the inevitably testing times couples will go through in their marriage.

There are some beautiful words that accompany the ring warming, clear instructions are needed for guests and also some helpers (normally a flower girl and page boy) are really beneficial to ensure the rings don’t get lost and are “warmed” by the time the celebrant gets to the ring exchange part of the wedding ceremony.

David get adapt and mould the ring warming to any and most situations so just contact him to chat about your ideas and wishes.